06/10/2026
Motiv kornjače je jedan od najprepoznatljivijih motiva na bosanskim ćilimima, a susrećemo ga i na srpskim, posebno pirotskim, te anadolskim ćilimima. Dio je bogatog naslijeđa koje i danas inspiriše umjetnike i kreativce širom ovih prostora.
Njegov geometrijski oblik, s kukama okrenutim prema van, nosi staru simboliku dugog života, plodnosti i zaštite. U bosanskoj narodnoj tradiciji kornjači se pripisivala i uloga čuvarice tkalje i njenog rada. Tako su se među nitima, uz ljepotu, tkale i želje za zdravljem, sigurnošću i berićetom.
Na ovoj marami uzorak je jednostavan: ponavljanje motiva kornjače u crvenoj, plavoj, zelenoj i žutoj, bojama koje smo pronalazili na ćilimima u kućama naših majki i nana. Bojama koje nas i danas vrate na pod toplih soba, među poznate glasove i uspomene na vrijeme kada je dom bio čitav naš svijet.
Komadić tog naslijeđa, prenesen s ćilima na maramu, da ga nosimo sa sobom i pod nekim drugim nebom.
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© Simply Bosnian by Anesa Bašić, 2026. Sva prava zadržana.
The turtle motif is one of the most recognizable patterns found on Bosnian kilims. It also appears on Serbian kilims, particularly those from Pirot, and on Anatolian kilims. Part of a rich shared heritage, it continues to inspire artists and makers throughout these regions.
Its geometric form, with outward-facing hooks, carries traditional meanings of longevity, fertility, and protection. In Bosnian folk tradition, the turtle was also believed to protect the weaver and her work. Alongside beautiful patterns, wishes for health, safety, and abundance were woven into every thread.
On this scarf, the pattern is simple: a repetition of the turtle motif in red, blue, green, and yellow, colors we remember from the kilims in our mothers’ and grandmothers’ homes. Colors that still take us back to warm rooms, familiar voices, and a time when home was our entire world.
A little piece of that heritage, carried from kilim to scarf, to accompany us wherever life takes us.
This Simply Bosnian creation is part of a limite
